# Incident 20010329004969I: Agusta A109C, Portsmouth, NH, March 29, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2001, 11:45 local time
- Place: Portsmouth, NH
- Airport: Pease Afb Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0606° N, 70.7803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portsmouth, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0606&lon=-70.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA A109C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010329004969I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE FROM A TAXIWAY, NOSE GEAR STRUCK "POT HOLE" NEAT FBO RAMP. DID NOT NOTICE ANY ADVERSE CONDITION. CONTINUED TAXI, DEPARTED A TAXIWAY SOUTHWEST. RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. RETURNED LEVER TO DOWN. GEAR SAFE LIGHTS (3) ILLUMINATED. LANDED AND TAXIED TO PARKING. NOTICED UNABLE TO USE NOSE STEERING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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